After making clear his distancing from Nike in the interview with MD, where he left a revealing message: What is easier to continue with Nike? Sometimes easy is not best. And we want the best for him Barça“he told this newspaper The door, this Saturday the Barça president has gone one step further. Coinciding with the premiere of the video podcast series of Barça Studios, John Laporta revealed that the Barça communicated to Nike your intention to terminate the contract. “We told Nike that, based on breaches that were flagrant for us, we were terminating the contract. They had 45 days to compensate us, they did not do so and we informed them that the contract was being terminated, to which they responded with precautionary measures. that we have responded and now we are seeing the solution to these measures,” confessed the Barça leader.
Laporta, first protagonist of the Barça Studios video podcasts
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In addition, The door confirmed that the North American firm has moved to offer a better proposed offer, but that it is still insufficient for the club’s interests. “They have tried to improve the contract, but they have made efforts that are not enough because we know that the market pays more,” he commented. The door about the new offer from the American giant.
They aspire to the best contract in the world
Waiting to finalize what the proposal will finally be to design the team’s shirt. Barça starting next July 1, despite the fact that the contract with Nike expires in 2026, John Laporta made it clear that the club continues to negotiate with all options on the table, with the aim that the Barça Get the best sponsorship deal in the world. “In this sense, we are working in a civilized manner, with all the options we have. We are convinced that we will have the best contract in the world. We are open to everything, but we cannot have a contract that is much lower than what the market pays. It is our responsibility as executive directors of the club to get the best contract,” explained Laporta, who emphasized the phrase that he already explained to this newspaper. “The easy thing would be to continue with Nike with a contract below the market, but sometimes what is easy is not the best for the club,” he explained.
No date to decide
Finally, and despite the fact that any option other than Nike a priori runs against Barça thinking about being able to manufacture next season’s shirt, the president of Barça did not want to set any date to decide the decision to be made. “The deadline is set by the negotiations we have,” he concluded.
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